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W. R. HORNBERGER HINGE Filed Aug. 2. 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 1 v Ia 1;.' ,11 @Mw 11i 14T 37135;" @"1 5541,50 4525 j @55 t lll oct.V 1e ,1923. 1,471,158'

W. R. HORNBERGER v HINGE I Filed Aug. 2. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f lfazgfll (l /l/ l /l 'l l gv? i Etf l 3! moved, and adjacent co-operating door'and doorqainb elements ,l Figure 3? represents a fragmentary vertical section, taken'in"v the Patented @et le, i923.

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' Appuegumieieii August e, ieee.' serial n. 579,104. f l

To all whom t mayoon/cern:` l y Beit known that I, VrLLis R. HoizivniinoHV nn, acitizen'ofithe UnitedYV States, resident of East Cleveland, county -of Cuyahoga, and

State of Ohio, haveginvented new and-useful improvements Jin' tlingespof which the yfollowing is a specification, the principleV of the,r

invention being herein explainedand the best mode in which l have clontemplatedap, plying that principle, so asto distinguish it from other inventions.y

-My invention relatesfto hingeaandpai`- ticularly to hinges adapted Afor use in the operation of such building iixtures asdoors,

Windows, etc. "The objects of the invention ilyy assembled in Working positiong' 'and n 1which shall be very effective' in -use.

The annexed drawings and vthe-following description set forth in detail certain means embodying my inventioinsuchnieans kdisclosing, however, but one ofthe various forms in Which the principle of the inven tionv may beV applied. p

In said annexed drawings: l n

Figure 1 represents a frontl elevation, tak- Yen from the plane indicated by theiline -l, Figure 2, of the elements forming 'one of my Vimproved hinges, the same beingadapted for use -as a bottom doory hinge, a cover plate being removed, and fragmentaryportions of the oorand doorj amb beingshown in section, the door being in extrenielclosed position. Figure Vla represents a fragmentary vertical section, taken in the plane indin cated -by the line yIt-.P3Figure 1. lFigure lb represents 'a fragmentary vertical section, taken in the plaiieindicated bvthe linebk-4 lb, Figure l. I

FigureQ represents a plan section, taken positions of thedoor and hinge being also shown by dot andv dash lines;

Figure 3 represents a frontV elevation of an upper door hinge, vWithiazcover plate repiane'ifidicneafbythe im@v iria-iin, rigure 3;. n Y i,

`Figure e' represents a planisection, taken' inthe planev indicated bythe line-IV- v7, -V, y 1.,' A ihgure y3 ,I n il igure -5 represents' elevation, upon a reduced scale, of complete doublel doors equipped L'with my Yimproved hinges, the

same beingk shown in closed position; andY f Figure 6 represents a plan section, taken,

in the plane indicated by the line Vi-f-Vl,..

Aligure 5, the doors beingshown also in eX- Lreiney open position by j dot-and-dash lines.

Referring to the annexed drawings in which the several ordinals denote the same parte in the several views, indicalte av door- Jamb'by the ordinallv and a sectionofa 'building floor by the ordinal 2. f lWitliin the opening-44 in theV jainb l ya door l0 is Lhung by 'my improvedjhinge. The 'door l0 is mounted at the 'top `in the-j amb l and at the f' bottom onggthe floor 2. The connection between the door l0 andfjamb l at .the top rand the door lOand theo-floor '2 at ther bottom consists in each .instance .of tivo links secured eachof their ends. l designate the.` 'loiverilinksby the' ordinals ll and l2 and the Vupper links by theordinals 13 and 14. intend the openingof the Amovable member, such as a door or ivindomto be effected by pressure suitably applied thereon, such as"v through the medium of a suitable hand member or knob 5, the'pivotally mounted ends of the links ofthe two pairs being so positionedthat the resultant oftendency rof the links'due to the pressure upon the door isto ydoorto swing on the doorpivots of thel move 'the link end ofthe door away from the;4 opening 4lin adirection oppositel to that in .vhichthe pressure is applied, result.

ing, due tothe predetermined Vlength kand .positioning of they links, in bringingk one of' the-*building compartments` that' communicate through the opening Il. yThe-linkssubstantially'onefhalf of thedoorv in each 11,212, lnnd'lt are so positioned that l* one 'of each pair will act asa stop at the v"respective extreme positionsfof the door l() due to the interference tlierevitlrof theother 'y i link as plainly shown in the three different positionsillustrated in Figurev 2.y Furthermore, of course, the dimensions and posi-Y tioning of the links 11, 12, 13 and laiare so calculated that the links lie respectively above andv below thetop and bottom edge of the door and do not extend laterally therefrom, in the extreme open or closed po- Vsitionsoit the same, except in the case oi the link `13, which, at the jamb end, extends slightly laterally from the dovor'flO, but isV covered by the j ambl1 and is accommodated lby the clearance 7 between thejanib 1 andV door 10. f

The link 11 is formed at the door end with an` integral upwardly projecting'jouryjectingiiitegral journal member 13A and ythe link'll is lformed with a downwardly projecting integral journal member 16 and yan upwardly projecting integral "journalv kmember 20. The journal members 11', 15,

13 andflGV are, intended for incorporation within suitable door casings hereinafter fully j described and the journal 17 and the adjacent corresponding endY of the link 11j are intended to be mounted in the floor 2; whereas,` the journal 20 and the corresponding adjacent ,end of the link .13 areintended to f Y be mounted in the upper section of the doorf Y,jamb 1; Recesses 21 and 22 respectively are "chiseled out of the bottom and top edges ofthe Vdoor 1. `lVithin these recesses are incorporated rectangular casings comprised of lateral angles and V26 secured to the door 1 byY means of the screws 27, inner plates 28 secured at their ends by means of screws 29 to the angles25 and 26, and outer plates 3() secured to the door 10 by any suitable means,

or, as shown, an integral part'ofpthe Ysheet ,the floorendof the link 11. held to the journal 19 by means cfa cover plate 37 and a screw 38. The journal 17 is steel `trom which angles 25r andY 26 arel formed. `Front covers :for thesey rectangular casings are afforded by brass or bronze 'plates 23 secured to the door 10 by screws'23.

r A plate 31 is secured in the iloor by means of screws 32, the same having a depending` bushing member 18 seated in a suitable hole 3 formed in the iloor'2 and receiving the depending journal member 17 ot the link 12.

- --Also, integrally formed with the plate 31.; or

secured thereto with a driving i'it.,i`s an 'upwai-ollyj irojccting'` journal member 19 at,

commodated by ar suitable hole formed in Y held to the bushing 18'4 by means ora. bottom i lplate 33 anda screwY 34,' -Thetop surface Yof floor pla-te 31 andthe adjacent bottoni surface of link 12`are `formedwi-th grooves, Y

Figui-e711?, which provide Vra'cestor balls Said lin-k 11 is .36 positioned intermediate said members 12 and 31. 'Siinilarly, anupper plat-e219 secured by screws 39 to the jamb 1 is provided with an'upwardlyextending bushing member l2 seated within a suitable recess 6 formed in the jamb 1 and receives the journal member 20 formed integral with "the link 14. `The adjacent jamb end of the link 13 is secured similarly to the floor end of the 5 link 11 and the` jamb ends ot links 13 and 14 are held -to position, similarly to the 'floor Vends of links 11 and 12, by means ot plates 33 and 37 land screws 341v and 33. Thedistance between the respective Vfloor and jamb pivotal axes is greater` than between the respective door Vpivotal axes.

It will benoted trom the accompanying drawings that `'the door ends of the links 11,

13 and lll are pivotally secured to the out-v side plates 30.01l the upper and lower rectan gular door casings; whereas, thevdooi end ot' the link 12 is provided withthe journal member 150i ext-ended length so that the same intersects the innercasing23. The piupose iorwhich `the journal member l5 is thus lengtliened will be hereinafter fully explained. The detail for securingthe door ends ofthe links Vl1, 12, 13 rand 1st is plainly teriially threaded bushing- Ll() receiving the journal member 11', 15, 13 or 16, as the case may be, and a co-operating threaded opening- 44 termed in the plate 30. The journal members 11. 13 and `16 are vlurther pio.

vided Vwith threaded portions 53 adapted to receive cri-operating nuts 54 spaced 'from the bushing 4l() rby. washers 55, also plainlyT shown in said'iguie. 3. The rectangular rasingspositioned in the recesses 21 and 22*y may be unitary castings having the bushings 40 cast integral therewith.

The purpose oft extending ,the journal member 15 is to afford meanstor securing one. endete spring` 51 which shall tendto maintain the door 10 iu extreme open or closed position. To this end l secure a tubular .thrust member l5, Figure 1.rv upon the extension oi' the journal member 15 by means of; key 52, said tubular member /15 'havingend flanges #17 and a cylindrical pin 1-6 secured to or formed integrally with said flanges and receiving the' concave end surface 48 oi" a plate 413 havingV a. Bange L19.

The otherend oic the plate 18 is tubular and` yreceives one end of a pin 50 which 1s looselyy mounted at its other end in ythe angle inemi bei' 26, reciprocates vin a slot A56 Jformediii the door 10, and is surrounded. by the compression spring 51l bearing at .one end against'y the Yflange 19 and at the other end against said angle memberv 26. VThe pin 5() and the member 48 may be made of one piece. The tendency of said spring 51 is to turn the tubular Vmember 45, and hence t-he journal member` 15 securedto the link 12,

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`into the position shown either in 'full lines in Figure 2 or in the `lefthand dotanddash position, e., into either the closed or fully` open position of the ,door 10,'*dependingy Vupon whether orV not the saidspring 5l is free to act upon the rightfside or left sideV of the intermediate position kof thefdoor Y10 shown inthe right-hand dot-and-dash position of Figure 2. According 4to the design of the elements this intermediate position of the door l0 illustrates thel fully compressed condition of the spring 45l when the door is being moved positively from a closed or What claim is pair'of doory'p'lates secured respectively toy the: topjand'bottoni edges of the door, said door platesand theother ends of rthefour linksbeing formed with cooperating bearing and journal surfaces, the respective pairs of `rpivotal attachment'points for the links being adjacent, the distance -betweenthe respective jamb'a'nd `floor pivotal attachment "pointsbeing greatery than that'between the respective door V.pivotal attachment points,l and means automatically tending positively to'hold thedoor either in closed oreXtreme open position.

l. The combination withi'aiflooring, aldoor` jambl and a door; of a pair oflinks, formingv each ofthe top andV bottom hinges ,l :a jamb plate and a floor plate secured adjacent the ends of one vertical edge of the door, ysaid jamblplate and saidfloor plate each being l?. Thecombination with a flooring,acloor c 1 .n Y

amb' and aldoor; of a pair of links-forming reach of the top and bottom hinges; a jamb kplate and a floor plate secured adjacent the ends vof one vertical edge 'of ther door`,7saidplate and said licor plates. i 1 i each being formedfwith two, and one end of eacli'of the four links beingfornied with KVone, cooperatingbearing surfaces and jourek f formed with two, and one end ofeacli' of operating bearing surfaces and journal surfaces, and a pair` of door plates secured respectively to the top kand bottom edges of the door, said door platesand the other ends ofthe four links being formedwith cooperating bearingand journal surfaces, the respective pairs of pivotal attachmentpoints for the links being adjacent, thedistance.

between the respective jamb-fand floor piv- `otal attachment points being greaterthan that between the respective ldoor pivotal attachment points. Y c Y 2. V'lhe combination with a iiooring, a door jamb and a door; of apairxof links vforming each of the top and bottom door hinges, a jamb plate and ajfloor plate securedadjanaly surfaces, anda pair ofy door? plates se` cured respectively to the top" andfbottom edgesof the door, said door plates and the other ends Vof the'four links being formed Awith cooperating Vbearing `and journal. suri cent the ends ofV one vertical edge ofthe door and each formed with a journal surface and a bearing surface, one end of each of the four links being formed with bearing and journal surfaces each cooperating with one of the aforementioned journal and bearing surfaces, and a pair of door plates securedrespectively to the topV and bottom edgesV of the door and formed each with a pair of bearingl surfaces, the other ends of the `four links being formedwith cooperating journal surfaces, the respective pairs of pivotal attachment. points for the links being adjacent, the distance between the respective j amb and floor pivotal attachment Vpoints being greater than that between the respective door pivotal'attac'hment points.

3. Thecombination with aA iooring,a door jamb and a door; of a paircf links forming each ofthe top and bottom hinges; avjamb plate and a floor plate secured adjacent the ends of onev'ertical edge of the door.l said janib plate and said floor plateeach Vbeing formed with two, and one end ofeachfof the four links beingformed with one, cooperating bearing surfaces and journal surfaces, a

tom and top'edgesthereofgrof a pair of faces, the length of each link and the dis-y tance from itspoint,` of attachmentto the door to the adjacent 'vertical door edge bewidth of the door,theV respective pairs of pivotal'attachinent points for the links being adjacent, the 'distance between the respect-ivejamb and oor'pivotal attachment points being greater than that between the respective door pivotal attachment points.

ing each substantially one-quarter 'of the loo 1 `5. VThe combination with a flooring, a door i jamb and a door; Yofjar pair of links forming each of the top. and bottom hinges; a jamb plate and a floor plate secured adjacent the ends of one vertical edge of the door,-

said jamb plate and said floor plate each be- "ing formed with two', and one end of each i 1ol of the four links being formed with one, cooperating bearing surfaces and journal surfaces, andal pair of door platesy secured respectively to the top and bottom edges of the door, said door plates and the other ends ofthe four links being formed with cooperating bearing and journal surfaces, therespective pairs of pivotal attachment points for the links being adjacent, the distance between the respective amb and floor pivotal attachment vpoints being greater than that between the respective door. pivotal attachment points, one ofthe links at the closed and extreme open positionsof the doora'cting as aistop to the movement of the other linkin one direction. c j i ,6. The combination with a flooring, a door jalmb rand a door, said door having a pair` vof recesses formedjrespectively in the botlinksA forming each ofthe top and bottom door hinges, a jamb plateand a floor plateY secured adjacent the endsk of one verticalr edge of the door, said jainb plate and rsaid Vfloor plate being formed each with twe, and

one end of each .of the four links being formed with one, cooperating bearing surfeces and journal surfaces, casings fitted to said door recesses and` having cover plates,

ends ofthe four links'V being formed with cooperating` journaljand' bearing surfaces,

the respectiveV pairs of pivotal attachment points for the links being adjacent, the distance between the respective jainb and floor pivotal a tachinentpoints being greater Y than that between the respective door piv- Vetal attachment points.

T.' The combination with a iooringed door 'amb and a door, saidfdoor having a Vpair recesses formed'respectively the bottoni and top'edges thereof; of Ya pair of ks forming each of the/top and bottom oor hinges, a jambplatef and a floor plate secured adjacent the ends ofv one Vertical edge of the door said 'amb )late and said Y 7 'ioor late beinO formed each with two and one end of each of Vthe lfour links being Y ,.35 for the links being adjacent, the distance between the respective jarnb and floor `pivotal, attachment points beinggreater than `tli'atgbetween the' respective Ydoor pivotal attachment points, onerof the links atjthe f the outer wall of each casing andthe other:

closedgand extreme` open positions of the door actingias a stop to the movement of vthe other link in one direction'. i

f8.' The combination with a flooring, a door jamb anda door, said door having` a pair of recesses formed respectively in the'botytorn and tcp edges thereof g cfa pair of links forming eaclrof the top and bottonr door hinges, a janib plate and a rfloor plate secured adjacent theends of one vertical'edge ofk the. door 'and each formed with a journal surface and a bearing surface, one end of` eachV of thefouirflinks beingformed with a 'cooperating' bearing surface kor journal surface, casings fitted torsaid door recesses andhaving cover plates, a'pairl of'inwardly extending ibearings secured to the outer wall ,cf each casing, the other endsl'ef .the lfour linksbeing formed with cooperating journal surfaces, one of said journal surfaces A*being forined'with an extensioma thrustv member secured to said extension, a spring'- actuatedpin secured at one end to said thrustk member, said door being further formed -with a recess which allows for the reciprocation of said pin, the thrust vmember compressing the spring, as the door is opened and closed, for substantially one-half only of a complete door movement, whereby the spring` tendspositively completely to close and open the door, the respective pairs of' pivotalr attachment points for the links being adjacent, the distance between the respective `jainb and floor pivotal attachmentpoints being greater than that between the respective door pivotalV attachment points.

- Signed'by me, this 31st day of July, 1922.

WrLLrs R.,HORNBinnenn.y 

